After Jarrow…

After the Jarrow March we will be campaigning around the following demands. Get involved in Youth Fight for Jobs in your area, contact your regional organiser on the details below. [This page will be updated with local ‘post-Jarrow’ events and meetings!]

Create decent jobs- not slave labour.

A massive government scheme to create jobs which are socially useful and apprenticeships which offer guaranteed jobs at the end – both paying at least the minimum wage, with no youth exemptions. The scrapping of ‘workfare’ schemes – benefits should be based on need not forced slave labour.

Bring back EMA. Scrap uni fees.

The immediate reinstatement of EMA payments, expanding them to be available to all 16-19 year olds. Scrap university fees, for free high quality education.

Save youth services.

The immediate re-opening of all youth services that have been closed, including reinstating sacked staff.

Guild good, affordable housing for all.

A massive building programme of environmentally sound, cheap social housing.

About Jarrow to London 2011

Youth Fight for Jobs, a campaigning organisation, is marching from Jarrow to London, starting on 1 October 2011. This is on the 75 anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade, when 200 unemployed workers took a similar route to raise awareness of mass unemployment.
Today, as employment and youth unemployment soars, the ConDem coalition axing jobs and services, this new campaign is absolutely vital.
To make it all happen, we are working with the trade union movement and activists to raise £26,000 and organise demonstrations, rallys and protests in every town, city and area that the march visits.
Get in contact on youthfightforjobs@gmail.com or call 020 8558 7947.
For more info on Youth Fight for Jobs, see our website www.youthfightforjobs.com